Our new car

About a month ago, we bought a new car.  It's a 2006 Honda Civic.  It is in great condition.  The only downfall is that it has 118,000 miles on it, but...we are hoping to get at least another 100,000 on it.  These cars will go a long ways.  But, the best part is that we were able to pay for it upfront, so we are down to one car payment!  YEAH!! 

Eric's lease expires on his Honda Pilot in a few days, so this car will be replacing the Pilot.  Also, we thought it would be a good car for Alex to learn on (since he is now 15 and can get his driving permit anytime).  We spent about a month previous searching for a car that would work for us.  It was a long and sometimes frustrating journey, but we finally found this car and and things worked out.  We bought it off Ebay and the transaction was smooth.  We used escrow.com to hold the funds while we had a 3-day inspection period before the transaction was final.  It worked out well.  They shipped it to us.  Below, is the day they dropped it off.  Jesikah took pictures to document the momentous occasion. :)

One of the main reasons that we decided to go with Honda again was because Eric is good friends with the manager of the service department at Honda, Loren Richards, and he really takes care of us.  Since we know little to nothing about car mechanics, it is good to know that we have someone we can trust to be upfront with us about what needs to be done with the car.  In the past, I know we have paid for many unnecessary car repairs due to our own naivety, but since meeting Loren, that has all changed. :)  Also, many thanks to Loren for helping us through the buying process.  Eric called him nearly everyday for a month (sometimes several times) to get his advice on this car or that car or have him run a carfax, etc, etc.  I am sure Loren was one of the happiest when we finally found a car. :)